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Fed will likely stress its commitment to low rates amid pandemic

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve this week will likely underscore its commitment to its low-interest rate policies, even as the economy recovers further from...

Inland Empire Paper Co. launches two new products

When the coronavirus pandemic accelerated a nationwide trend of declining print-advertising revenue amid temporary business closures, the Inland Empire Paper Co. saw an opportunity...

Google says its Chrome cookie replacement plan is making progress

LONDON – Google says it’s making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user-tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from...

Twitter launches crowd-sourced fact-checking project

Twitter is enlisting its users to help combat misinformation on its service by flagging and notating misleading and false tweets. The pilot program unveiled...

Union: COVID-19 mask mandates at Spokane-area grocery stores 'not rampantly violated'

Spokane Valley sheriff’s deputies are still looking for a man who allegedly threw a bottle at a local grocery store worker after the store...

U.S. stocks open mostly higher ahead of a busy earnings week

NEW YORK — Stocks were modestly higher in early trading Monday, as investors looked ahead to this week’s deluge of company earnings and set...

Spokane Ag Expo going virtual for both exhibits and speakers

While organizers of the Spokane Ag Expo and Farm Forum are plowing ahead with this year’s show, both exhibitors and guests will have to...

New in-vehicle technology shows we're using cars 'as much for living as traveling'

“Your vehicle, your sanctuary” was a theme at the virtual CES show of new electronics and entertainment equipment recently. Pandemic shutdowns have accelerated the...

Pandemic spurs technology growth in insurance industry

Insurers have increased their use of catastrophe models, drones and mobile apps during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they anticipate growth in such technology to...

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